{"id":454296,"date":"2026-02-11T12:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/454296\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:24:28","slug":"hamilton-matchmaker-devils-state-mckenna-green-lit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/454296\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton Matchmaker; Devils State; McKenna Green Lit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When looking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nhl\/new-jersey-devils\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey Devils<\/a>\u2018 similarities and differences from last season, it\u2019s pretty easy to assess what went wrong in 2025-26. I dove into those factors yesterday, and if you missed it, the link is below. <\/p>\n<p>Also below, who NHL insider Chris Johnston thinks is a perfect match in a trade for Dougie Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Gavin McKenna is good, cause he\u2019s goin\u2019! Blueshirts stars internal battle, and why Philly\u2019s star Russian needs more ice time.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s do that hockey.<\/p>\n<p>Devils Trade Rumors &amp; News<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Hockey Now: The Devils\u2019 season is essentially over. So, how did we get here after the expectations were so high? Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nhl\/new-jersey-devils\/devils-news-2025-26-season-analysis-jack-hughes-similarities-differences\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">four big differences<\/a> from last season, and two painful similarities.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic ($): Here\u2019s another NHL trade matchmaker by The Athletic, including Dougie Hamilton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7029884\/2026\/02\/10\/nhl-trade-board-matchmaker-thomas-kadri-hamilton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and two teams<\/a> he would fit best with.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa Devils Rink Report: On Friday\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iaP5kTWBzSM&amp;t=3s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Devils Rink Report<\/a>\u00a0I dove into exactly what I think the Jack Hughes problem is. More in the link.<\/p>\n<p>Full episode here. Subscribe \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Please be sure to like and subscribe to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DevilsRinkReport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0and turn on those notifications for when we go LIVE every Friday! At 1K subscribers, we\u2019ll begin publishing on your favorite podcast platforms!<\/p>\n<p>ALSO! Devils Rink Report is on TikTok now!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=channel_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3RhWmhrak9fT3FPdjBLYnJoZjlnaEtGODV1UXxBQ3Jtc0tuZmk1aG54M0V5QzYxTE5YQjZzSUFaSDV5RFVhc3VKS0RPVTl5REF3cFRoYVA5SjFZU2I5YVhnMUduN0dzOU5fUnJ6UWphVERub012Zm43VE1ORVJRdnVKN1VpaWhxWDAwT3dLeDZuU2RSbEZINDhxQQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fdevilsrinkreport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PLUS! Subscribe to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey Hockey Now Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for all of our work straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n<p>NHL Trade Talk, News &amp; National Hockey Now<\/p>\n<p>Hell yeah, Gavin McKenna \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NHL scouts have been informed that Penn State F Gavin McKenna is expected to play this weekend against Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brad Elliott Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SchlossmanGF\/status\/2021292993362178546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Forever Blueshirts: Here\u2019s an interesting development. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreverblueshirts.com\/new-york-rangers-news\/miller-trocheck-olympic-spot-team-usa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Rangers<\/a> stars playing in the 2026 Winter Olympics very well may battle for the same roster position for Team USA.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Here\u2019s one frustrating thing about the <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-season-rebuild-shortcomings-future-implications\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>\u2018 season and the implications it can have on their future, according to Dan Kingerski.<\/p>\n<p>Philly Hockey Now: You\u2019ve seen the outrage from the Philly faithful. The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillyhockeynow.com\/2026\/02\/10\/why-flyers-matvei-michkov-needs-more-ice-time-from-rick-tocchet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> then had to publicly address the Matvei Michkov-Rick Tocchet disconnect as speculation swirled. Now, here\u2019s Will James on why the Russian star needs more ice time.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img alt=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770812668_834_653da752580c127b7400004f307990a1a1cb9301e374aec9a861e9de1fa09135.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-70 photo\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tJames  is  a  fully  credentialed  New  Jersey  Devils  beat  reporter  for  New  Jersey  Hockey  Now  on  Sportsnaut  and  the  &#8230; More about <a class=\"more-bio\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/author\/james-nichols\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Nichols<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t                        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When looking at the New Jersey Devils\u2018 similarities and differences from last season, it\u2019s pretty easy to assess&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5109],"tags":[201,3723,30385,1294,766,5,576,151,5185,5184,4,546],"class_list":{"0":"post-454296","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-jersey-devils","8":"tag-devils","9":"tag-devils-news","10":"tag-devils-trade-rumors","11":"tag-dougie-hamilton","12":"tag-gavin-mckenna","13":"tag-hockey","14":"tag-new-jersey","15":"tag-new-jersey-devils","16":"tag-newjersey","17":"tag-newjerseydevils","18":"tag-nhl","19":"tag-nhl-trade-rumors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116051987324298217","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}